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Accountability in Research
Ethics, Integrity and Policy
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Medical Dominance within Research Ethics Committees

, B.A., M.B.A., M.S.C., L.L.M., D.H.Res., , B.A., Ph.D. & , B.A., L.L.B., M.U.R.P.

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